Romans 15

When Christians have sat by the rivers weeping, the Word has dropped as honey, and sweetly revived them. A Christian's chief comfort is drawn out of these wells of salvation; (Romans 15:4) that we through comfort of the Scriptures might have hope. When a poor soul has been ready…

4. They do voluntarily murder their souls, who suck in false prejudices against religion; as if religion were too strict and severe; they that espouse holiness must live a melancholy life, like hermits and anchorites, and drown all their joy in tears. This is a slander which the…

An unbeliever will stick at no sin, luxury, perjury, injustice. Paul was afraid of none so much as them that did not believe (Romans 15:31). That I may be delivered from them that do not believe in Judea.

From where it is distinguished from that private pastoral admonition, which is an act of the teaching office and power, not directly belonging to the rule or government inquired after. But this admonition is an effect of love and where it proceeds not from there, it is irregular…

Quest. 52. Wherein consists the duty of any Church of Christ towards other Churches? Answ. (1) In walking circumspectly, so as to give them no offence. (2) In prayer for their peace and prosperity. (3) In communicating supplyes to their wants according to ability. (4) In receivi…

As therefore faith is that chief work of God and the master-grace (John 6), so despair and doubting is the masterpiece of Satan. And in faith he is especially envious at the joy of our faith (Romans 15:13). And as comfort is the most proper work of the Spirit and most pleasing w…

These his examples are rules of direction to all men in the like case. Now as for the examples of men, as the examples of wicked men are every way to be eschewed, so good men's are to be followed: for, whatsoever is written, is written for our learning, Romans 15:4. And for them…

For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to them that are far off, even so many as the Lord God shall call. And with many other words he said, (and must not we do so likewise? seeing whatever things were written afore-time, were written for our learning, Romans 15:4.…

Their poverty was such as that our Apostle in many places, perhaps in all where the Gospel had success, made collations for them. And as he pressed the Gentile Believers to a contribution to this purpose, with weighty arguments (Romans 15:25, 26, 27), so he looked on his duty he…

Rex pacificus and Rex pacis do both denote him that is the maker and author of peace. So God on that account is called the God of Peace (Romans 15:13; Chapter 16:20; 1 Thessalonians 5:23; 2 Thessalonians 3:16; Hebrews 13:20). Therefore as we ought to acquiesce in the authority o…

A joy it is unspeakable and full of glory (1 Peter 1:8). See (John 5:11; Romans 15:13; Jude 24). It is that inexpressible satisfaction which is wrought in the minds of believers by the Holy Ghost, from an evidence of their interest in the love of God by Christ, with all the frui…

The Lord Christ is expressly spoken of here as a Priest; it is a name of his priestly office wherein he acts towards God. Nor is he any where called or said to be [⟨in non-Latin alphabet⟩] in any of his actings from God towards us; although he be said therein to be [⟨in non-Lati…

But he had a standing office committed to him, as the word imports. In that sense also he is called [⟨ in non-Latin alphabet ⟩], a Minister in office (Romans 15:8). 2. Subordination to God is included herein.

And this the Lord Christ testified to in his own personal ministry. Hence our Apostle says, that he was the Minister of the Circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises made to the Fathers (Romans 15:8). And this he testified to them (John 8:24): I said therefore t…

So is our election (Ephesians 1:4, 5), our vocation (1 Corinthians 1:26, 27), our regeneration (John 1:13; James 1:18), our recovery from sin (Hosea 14:4). So is our peace and all our consolation, from where he is called the God of all grace (1 Peter 5:10), and the God of patien…

But they were not all his sureties. So he affirms that he came into the world to bear witness to the truth (John 18:37), that is, the truth of the promises of God; for he was the Minister of the Circumcision for the truth of the promises of God to the Fathers (Romans 15:8). But…

But this imagination is vain also. For Abraham's being heir of the World, is no more but his being the father of many nations: nor was there ever any other promise which the Apostle should refer to, of his being heir of the World, but only that of his being the father of many na…

This is the work and effect of the Gospel (Colossians 1:6). And the fruit of it is threefold: (1) of persons in their conversion to God (Romans 15:16); (2) of real internal holiness in them or the fruits of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22, 23); (3) the outward fruits of righteousness…

If it be according to the Scripture, may it not [•]e said to be according to Christs Ordinance? Sure, when Christ himself bids us Search the Scripture (John 5:39), and when the Bereans are commended for searching the Scripture, whether those things were so, which were Preached b…

In those first beginnings of the Gospel, even pious persons, and men fearing God, such as the Eunuch, and Cornelius, must have further instruction, and preparation, before they could be baptized: may a man from there infer, that now in the Christian Church constituted, a Christi…

(Romans 3:4) where the Rhemists translate according to the Latin, God is true: he shows that in the Greek copies it is found, Let God be true, or, let God be made true. (Romans 15:17) he notes that the Latin books have put glory for gloriation. (Galatians 1:16) where the Rhemist…

Seeing our Savior commands his disciples and so even us also to pray to God, it is our duty not only to present our prayers to God, but also to do it cheerfully and earnestly. Romans 15:30. Also brethren I beseech you that you would strive with me by prayers to God for me. What…

These are standing dishes at Christ's table: that this is a great part of our office, appears by those places (1 Timothy 4:6), if you put the brethren in remembrance of these things, you shall be a good minister of Jesus Christ. And Paul speaking of his Apostleship says (Romans…

Answer: Though it be granted that some books of canonical Scripture are lost, yet the Scripture still remains sufficient because the matter of those books, so far as it was necessary to salvation, is contained in these books of Scripture now extant. Again, I take it to be a trut…

Religion commands you not only to please God, but others as far as you may. Romans 15:2. Let every one of us please his neighbor, for his good to edification. Religion does not only forbid to offend God, but men (1 Corinthians 10:32): Give none offence, neither to the Jews, nor…

Our end is to preach life and comfort to you, not damnation. Romans 15:4: All Scripture is written for our comfort: now there are many things in the Scripture that tend to discomfort and terrors, yet their end is comfort: as physic is sharp for the time, yet the end is health. W…

Seeing our Savior commandeth his Disciples, and so even us also to pray to God; it is our duty, not only to present our prayers to God, but also to do it cheerfully and earnestly. Also, brethren I beseech you that you would strive with me by prayers to God for me (Romans 15:30).…

So what the Apostle writes in these Epistles concerning the collection for Judea (1 Corinthians 16:1) and (2 Corinthians c. 8 and 9) evidently belongs to all Achaia. Romans 15:26, Macedonia and Achaia have pleased to make a certain contribution, and I know your forwardness, Acha…

That office pertained solely "to the lost sheep of the house of Israel" (Matthew 15:24). Hence He was also called "a minister of the circumcision" (Romans 15:8). The Son and Heir was indeed to be sent into the same vineyard from which the servants had been repulsed (Matthew 21).

But all those arguments fought directly against the catholicity of the evangelical church. For although all the apostles had received a command from Christ to proclaim the gospel to all nations to the extent that lay within them — which they also fulfilled to the best of their a…

Whose voice, or rather the voice of Christ by him, was, I know very sweet to many there now asleep, and to some of you yet alive; who, I dare not doubt, never allow yourselves, to expect with confidence and comfort to look the Lord Jesus in the face, but as seriously and sincere…

Christ's will is heaven. Christ thinks it is best, that his Father's will stand, and his human will be repealed (Romans 15:3), for even Christ pleased not himself — to have no will of your own is the pearl in the ring, a jewel in submission. (2.) That the Lord's end is good, he…

The man never has a fair venture of heaven, nor comes into close grips with eternal love revealed till he believe, because the poor man's believing is his act of choosing God for his portion, and so cannot be an assent to a common good, general to all men, Heathens, Pagans, Jews…

And the proper duty of his place being to show mercy, he does it with cheerfulnesse, (as the Apostle speaks:) For Mercy makes one do what they do, with cheerfulnesse. And Christ, as he is the Bishop, so the [illegible], the Deacon also, (for he beares all offices to his Church)…

His righteous soul was vexed with it, as Lots righteous soul is said to have been with the impure conversation of the Sodomites. He endured the contradictions of sinners against himself, Hebrews 12:3 the reproaches of them that reproached you, (that is, upon his God,) fell upon…

And therefore do not neglect a letter written by such precious Scribes, and from the hand of a gracious God, that directed them to us; but if written to us, and for our instruction and learning, let us hear, and read, and obey, and look at them as the greatest blessings, and orn…

Secondly, besides this, this spirit helps us to pray to God with fervency, and heat of spirit, so much as that in such a case as this we strive with God in our prayers, and wrestle with him; The effectual fervent prayer of the righteous avails much, (James 5:16). When the Spirit…

Thus doing, we suffer persecution (according to this text: 'I believed and therefore did I speak, and I was sorely troubled') with patience, being strengthened and encouraged through hope. The Scripture exhorts us with most sweet and comfortable promises taught and revealed to u…

So is the doctrine which teaches that men after their conversion, must still remain in suspense of their salvation: and that pardon of sin, is necessarily annexed to confession in the ear, and to satisfaction for the temporal punishment of sin in this life, or in purgatory. On t…

Hence we gather, the free election of God: and that they are deceived, who think, that there was no difference of Jews and Gentiles in respect of God, but in respect of themselves: because the one embraced Christ, the other refused Christ. But there cannot be a refusal, where th…

(Ephesians 2:12) they were without God, and without Christ. (Romans 15:20) Paul preached where Christ was not so much as named. Hence it follows, that the calling of men to life everlasting, is not universal: because Christ was never universally revealed.

When the Israelites had sinned, Moses stands in the breach, as it were in the face of the cannon, between the wrath of God and them, by his prayer to stay the judgment of God (Psalm 106:23). Again, the people must show their love to their teachers; first, by praying for them, as…

Toleration must tend to the good and edification of men. Rom 15:2. We must not so tolerate as that we approoue of the least vice, or betray the least part of Gods truth.

Thus the Apostle commands, that we should beare with the infirmities of those that areweake, and not sufficiently catechized in the doctrine of our spirituall libertie purchased to vs by Christ, and not to please our selues too much, but rather to please our neighbour in that wh…

But in this sense all Paul's Epistles may be called Catholic Epistles. For whatever is written, is written for our learning, that we through patience and consolation of the Scriptures might have hope (Romans 15:4). Secondly, the word Catholic, is not so ancient: for Pacianus an…

The Prophet in this song addresses himself in general to all the people, even as if he spoke to one man, for it was requisite they should be joined together as if they had been but one. According to this example, our conjunction ought to be so close that there should be but one…

To conclude, the Prophets describe not this service in such wise as it should be after Christ his coming; but such as it was in their own times: the reason is: because it was needful for them to apply themselves to the capacity of the people whom they taught. Hence we may gather…

Although we be well instructed in God's word then, and have learned that he will surely help us in the day of trouble, yet when some extraordinary surge or wave arises, it is all the need then to get us to the mouth of the Lord again and again, and still to seek out new confirma…

The covenant was confirmed then only in Abraham's seed, that is to say in Christ: at whose coming it was confirmed, and established by effect, though it was done before in regard of the promise. Therefore it is that Paul says, All the promises of God are Yes, and Amen in Christ…

The preaching of the gospel therefore manifested those things which neither the eye had seen, nor the ear heard of before: as also in regard the publishing of this doctrine came to Kings and nations far off, even to the ends of the world. Saint Paul alleges this text, and shows…